Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari is likely to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony on January 20.
He left for Dubai on Sunday, where he would stay for a few days before proceeding to the United States, reports the Dawn.
Zardari is also expected to undergo a medical check-up during his stay in the U.S.
Surendar Valasai, the spokesman for the media cell at Bilawal House, confirmed that Zardari had left for the UAE, but expressed ignorance about his plans for visiting the U.S.
Meanwhile, according to sources PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would also be leaving for the U.S. in the last week of this month. He would stay in the U.S. for about two weeks.
He is expected to meet officials of the American administration as well as Congress members to exchange views on affairs of mutual interest, according to the sources.